Forest & Range Land Plants Biodiversity Research

Duties and Responsibilities

    • Collection of forest and range land plant species
    • Conservation of forest and range land plant species in situ (mainly in natural high forests and dry woodlands), and     ex situ (gene bank, field gene banks and botanic gardens)
    • Characterization of forest and range land plant species and accessions for their desirable traits
    • Restoration of degraded forest and range land ecosystems and threatened species
    • Distribution of forest and range land plant accessions for research and development purposes
    • Research on various aspects of conservation and sustainable use of forest and range landplants including forest vegetation inventories, and species diversity dynamics
    • Establishment of national herbarium

Services, currently provided by the lead executive office

    • Distribution of forest and range land plant accessions for users
    • Educational visit to students, scholars and researchers on gene bank, field gene banks, herbarium and botanic gardens
    • Advisory services for the policy in reconciling development and conservation
    • Plant identification service

Facilities

    • Processing, drying and cold room facilities
    • Seed germination and testing laboratory
    • Herbarium facilities

Ongoing research works 

    • Ecology and diversity of vascular plants in forest and rangeland ecosystems
    • Storage behavior of plant species with uncertain storage behavior
    • Exploration, collection and characterization of crop wild relatives and forage plants

Journals / Publications

    1. Abiyot Berhanu, Zerihun Woldu, Sebsebe Demissew and Seid Melesse (2019). Temporal Vegetation Cover Dynamics in Northwestern Ethiopia: Status and Trends. Ethiopian Journal of Biological Sciences. 18(2): 123–143.
    2. Befkadu Mewded, Debissa Lemessa, Hailu Negussie and Abiyot Berhanu (2019). Germination pretreatment and storage behavior of Terminalia laxiflora seed. Journal of Forestry Research 30: 1337–1342.
    3. Abiyot Berhanu, Sebsebe Demissew, Zerihun Woldu, Ib Friis & Paulo van Breugel (2018). Intermediate evergreen Afromontane forest (IAF) in northwestern Ethiopia: observations, description and modelling its potential distribution. Phytocoenologia. DOI: 10.1127/phyto/2018/0207.
    4. Abiyot Berhanu (2017). Vegetation Ecology and Conservation Status of Fragmented Afromontane Forests in Awi Zone, Amhara National Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia. PhD Dissertation. Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
    5. Abiyot Berhanu, Sebsebe Demissew, Zerihun Woldu and Motuma Didita (2017a). Woody species composition and structure of Kuandisha Afromontane forest fragment in northwestern Ethiopia. Journal of Forestry Research 28(2): 343-355. DOI 10.1007/s11676-016-0329-8.
    6. Abiyot Berhanu, Zerihun Woldu and Sebsebe Demissew (2017b). Elevation patterns of woody taxa richness in the evergreen Afromontane vegetation of Ethiopia. Journal of Forestry Research 28(4): 787–793. DOI 10.1007/s11676-016-0350-y
    7. Getachew Tesfaye & Abiyot Berhanu (2006). Regeneration of Indigenous Woody Species in the Understory of Exotic Tree Species Plantations in Southwestern Ethiopia. Ethiop. J. Biol. Sci. 5: 31-43.
    8. Getachew Tesfaye & ABiyot Berhanu (2005). A review of ecology and management of Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. in Arid and Semi-arid ecosystem of Ethiopia. Proceeding of the Regional Programme for Sustainable Use of Dryland Biodiversity. Pp. 18-21.
    9. Girmay, Mehari, Derib Abebaw, and Melese Bekele (2024). Distribution and impacts of invasive plant species in Gullele Botanical Garden. doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0445.v1
    10. Shemsu Ahmed and Debissa Lemma (2024). Patterns and drivers of the Above-and below-ground carbon stock in the Afromontane forest of Southern Ethiopia: Implication for climate change mitigation. Tropical ecology.
    11. Gebiyaw Tilaye, Melese Bekele, Amare Seifu Assefa (2023). Abundance of Xanthium spinosum L. along the different land types and its impacts on invaded plant communities in North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia: Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability. 7(3): 190-206.
    12. Melese Bekele,  Sebsebe Demissew, Tamrat Bekele, and Feleke Woldeyes (2023). Floristic composition and plant community analysis of vegetation in Buska Mountain Range, Southwestern Ethiopia. Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research, 11(X): http://dx.doi.org/10.7770/safer-V11N1-art613
    13. Hailu Wondu, Abera. Seyoum, Debelli Chala, Sisay Alemu (2022). Diversity, Structure, and Regeneration of Bishan Gari Forest, West Arsi Zone, Ethiopia: Implication for Conservation of Woody Species. International Journal of Scientific Research in Multidisciplinary Studies Vol.8, Issue.10, pp.01-10, October (2022)
    14. Melese Bekele , Amare Seifu, Sisay Wube,  and Gebiyaw Tilaye (2023). Modelling the Current and future potential distribution of Arabis alpina using MaxEnt softwarein selected mountains of Ethiopia. Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research-DISCONTINUED, 12(1).
    15. Sinework Dagnachew, Demel Teketay, Sebsebe Demissew, Tesfaye Awas and Debissa Lemessa (2023). The Effects of Monthly Rainfall and Temperature on Flowering and Fruiting Intensities Vary within and among Selected Woody Species in Northwestern Ethiopia. Forests 2023, 14: 541 doi.org/10.3390/ f14030541.
    16. Abera Seyoum and Motuma Didita (2022). Rangeland condition in pastoral and agropastoral areas of South-East Ethiopia: a community knowledge-based assessment. Journal of Global Ecology and Environment 15(3): 33-40 
    17. Asemahegn, Mersha, & Abera, Seyoum. (2022). Indigenous forage species composition, biomass yield and their nutritional quality across grazing types in North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia. EthJBD, 3(2), 121-142.
    18. Melese Bekele,  Sebsebe Demissew, Tamrat Bekele, and Feleke Woldeyes (2022). Soil seed bank distribution and restoration potential in the vegetation of Buska Mountain range, Hamar district, southwestern Ethiopia. Heliyon, 8(11). 
    19. Sinework Dagnachew, Demel Teketay, Sebsebe Demissew, Tesfaye Awas, Mengistie Kindu (2022). Herbarium-based study of flowering and fruiting phenology of twelve indigenous and endemic plant species from Ethiopia. South African Journal of Botany 150 (2022) 260-274 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2022.07.026.
    20. Leta, H. Wondu, D. Chala, D. Yadeta, (2022). Forest Vegetation Dynamics and their Response to Land Surface Temperature in West Arsi Zone Southwest Ethiopia. International Journal of Scientific Research in Multidisciplinary Studies , Vol.8, Issue.12, pp.1-8.
    21. Eshete Asnakew and Abera Seyoum (2022). Ecological impacts of ecohydrological intervention on the wetlands along the Southeastern shore of Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Journal of Global Ecology and Environment 16(1): 1-13
    22. Zeleke Assefa Getaneh and Feleke Woldeyes Gamo (2016). Vascular Epiphytes in Doshke and Kurpaye: A Comparative Study, Gamo Gofa, Ethiopia. International Journal of Biodiversity. 1-10
    23. Debissa Lemessa, Befkadu Mewded, Abayneh Legesse, Hailu Atinfau, Sisay Alemu, Melese Maryo and Hailu Tilahun (2022), Do Eucalyptus Plantations Support Biodiversity Conservation? Forest Ecology and management.
    24. Debissa Lemessa, Befkadu Mewded and Sisay Alemu (2022). Woody species composition and recruitment structures of four common species in an arid and semi-arid ecosystem of Ethiopia. Journal of Global Ecology and Environment. 14(2): 18-27
    25. Kebu Balemi, Zemede Asfaw, Demissew and Gemedo Dalle (2022). Species composition, structure, regeneration and management status of Jorgo-Wato Forest in west Wollega, Ethiopia. J. For. Res. 33, 137–145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-021-01318-8
    26. Shemsu Ahmed, Debissa Lemessa and Abera Seyum (2022). Woody Species Composition, Plant Communities, and Environmental Determinants in Gennemar Dry Afromontane Forest, Southern Ethiopia. Scientifica. 1-10
    27. Melese Bekele, Amare Seifu,S isayWube and Gebiyahu Tilaye. (2022). Modeling the Current and future potential distribution of Arabisalpinausing MaxEntsoftwarein selected mountains of Ethiopia. https://portalrevistas.uct.cl/index.php/safer/article/view/2680
    28. Befkadu Mewded, Sisay Alemu, Debeli Chala, Hailu Wondu (2021). Woody Species Composition, Structure and Regeneration Status in Higelely Dry Forest, Eastern Ethiopia: Implication for Conservation Priority, Plant. 9:3, pp. 36-47. doi: 10.11648/j.plant.20210903.11
    29. Seifu, A., Yohannes, T., Asmelash, F. and Ashenafi Ayenew (2019). Assessment on the status of Osyris quadripartita Decn. in Borena, East Shewa, West and East Guji Zones, Oromia region, Ethiopia. Species 20: 191-199.
    30. Fisseha Asmelash, Tamrat Bekele Fassil Kebede and Zerihun Belay (2021) The Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi status of selected tree nurseries in the Ethiopian highlands. Journal of Forestry Research 32(3):1189-1201. J. For. Res. DOI 10.1007/s11676-020-01169-9
    31. Fisseha Asmelash, Tamrat Bekele, Zerihun Belay and Fassil Kebede (2021) Soil physicochemical property and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi resilience to degradation and deforestation of a dry evergreen Afromontane forest in central Ethiopia. Land Degradation and Development 32:3338-3350
    32. Fisseha Asmelash, Tamrat Bekele, Zerihun Belay and Fassil Kebede (2021). Cordia africana but not Juniperus procera and Podocarpus falcatus respond positively to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at the early stages of seedling development. Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity 22(5):2971-2980
    33. Kedir Erbo and Tesfaye Awas (2021). Allometric Equations for Aboveground Biomass Estimation of Osyris quadripartita (African Sandalwood) in Semi-arid Woodlands, Southern Ethiopia. International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management. 6(3): 116-125.
    34. Samson Shimelis and Hailu Atnafu (2021). Impact of exclosure on the vegetation composition and structure of Northern Ethiopia. 01(01), 005–025
    35. Samson Shimelse, Hailu Atnafu. (2021). Comparison on vegetation composition and structure of exclosures vs. open grazing lands in Northern Ethiopia. International Journal of research-Granthaalayah, 9(8), 70-99.
    36. Samson Shimelis, Efrata Mekbib and Hailu Atnafu (2021). Natural regeneration status of exclosures and open grazing areas in Northern Ethiopia. International Journal of Biology and Pharmacy Research, 2021, 01(01), 008–015
    37. Samson Shimelse. 2021. Exploring the management and integration of national parks in Northern Ethiopia: The case of Kafta Shiraro National Park. Open Access Research Journal of Life Sciences, 2021, 01(01), 010–020.
    38. Samson Shimelse, Tariku Geda, Tesfaye Awas, Tesfaye Bekele. 2021. Alert for opportunistic invasive time bomb, Prosopis juliflora species in Gurage Zone, SNNPRS, Ethiopia. IASR Journal of Agriculture and Life Science 1-10.
    39. Sisay Alemu, Tensay Ayalew, Befkadu Mewded, Hailu Wondu, Debeli Challa (2021). Woody Plant Species Diversity of Lay Agerit Giorgis Natural Forest, Merabeti District of North Shoa Zone in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Frontiers. 1(3): pp. 26-39. doi: 10.11648/j.frontiers.20210103.11
    40. Sisay W, Debissa L. and Bikila W. (2021). Factors driving the expansion of Helichrysum splendidum in Menz-Guassa community conservation area of the Afroalpine ecosystem of Ethiopia. East African Journal of Sciences, 15(1), pp.17-24.
    41. Tegenu Mekuria and Yordanos Germame (2021). Woody species composition and community analysis of Ezanitula forest in Chencha woreda, Southwestern Ethiopia. Asian Journal of Plant and Soil Sciences 7(1): 237-246.
    42. Kedir Erbo, Motuma Tolera and Tesfaye Awas (2020). Distribution, Association and Population Structure of Osyris Quadripartita (African Sandalwood) in a Dry Woodland Forest, Southern Ethiopia. Glob J Agric Health Sci 9:101. doi: 10.35248/2319-5584.20.9.101
    43. Fisseha Asmelash, Tamrat Bekele and Zerihun Belay (2019). Comparative field survival and growth of selected Ethiopian native tree species and the effect of whole soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation. Journal of Horticulture and Forestry 11(2):19-31.
    44. Dessalegn Ayele and Tesfaye Awas (2018). Ecology of vascular epiphytic plants in Gedeo agro- forestry system, southern Ethiopia. International Journal of Current Research 10:02, pp.64849-64854.
    45. Debissa Lemessa, Fisseha Asmelash, Yayehrad Teka, Sisay Alemu, Motuma Didita and Seid Melesse (2017). Woody Species Composition in Relation to Spatial and Environmental Gradients in Acacia-Commiphora Vegetation Ecosystem of Ethiopia. January 2017. International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management 2(2 3):53-59
    46. Fissha Asmelash, Tamrat Bekele and Emiru Birhane (2016). The Potential Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Restoration of Degraded Lands. Frontiers in Microbiology 7(1095)
    47. Abiyot Berhanu, Sebsebe Demissew, Zerihun Woldu and Motuma Didita (2015).Woody Species Composition and Structure of Kuandisha Evergreen Afromontane Forest Fragment, Northwestern Ethiopia. Journal of Forestry Research 28: 343-355.
    48. Elias Taye and Getachew Berhan (2002). Regeneration status of moist montane forests of south west Ethiopia. In: Proceedings of a national conference on forest resources of Ethiopia: Status, Challenges and Opportunities, ed by Girma B., Kumilachew Y., and Taye B., Addis Ababa, 2002.
    49. Getachew Tesfaye, Demel Teketay, Yoseph Assefa and Masresh Fetene (2002). The influence of fire on soil seed bank and regeneration at Harenna forest, Bale mountains. implications for conservation of biodiversity and sustainable management. In: Proceedings of a national conference on forest resources of Ethiopia: Status, Challenges and Opportunities, ed by Girma B., Kumilachew Y., and Taye B., Addis Ababa, 2002.
    50. Tesfaye Awas, Inger Nordal and Sebsebe Demissew. (2009). Plant communities in the woodland vegetation of Benishangul Gumuz Region Western Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Natural Resources. 11(2):169-193.
    51. Tesfaye Awas, Tamrat Bekele and Sebsebe Demissew (2001). An ecological study of the vegetation of Gambella Region, southwestern Ethiopia. SINET: Ethiop. J. Sci. 24(2): 213-228.
    52. Mewded, B., Lemessa, D. (2020). Factors affecting woody carbon stock in Sirso moist evergreen Afromontane forest, southern Ethiopia: implications for climate change mitigation. Environ Dev Sustain 22, 6363–6378 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-019-00483-5
    53. Halid Awoke and Befekadu Mewuded (2019). Changes in woody species composition and structure of Denkoro dry evergreen Afromontane forest over 16 years (2001–2017), South Wollo, Ethiopia. Forest Ecology and Management. 441:71-79
    54. Mekbib Fekadu, Ermias Lulekal, Solomon Tesfaye, Morgan Ruelle, Nigist Asfaw, Tesfaye Awas, Kebu Balemie, Kaleab Asres, Sebastian Guenther, Zemede Asfaw, Sebsebe Demissew. (2024). The potential of Ethiopian medicinal plants to treat emergent viral diseases. Phytotherapy Research. 38:925–938. https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.8084
    55. Dereje Mosissa & Hailu Atnafu (2021). Applied Ethnobotany: People, Medicinal Plants Use and Conservation Practices in Benishangul Gumuz Regional State of Ethiopia: The future cursed natural resource in the Region. Sch Int J Tradit Complement Med, 4(4): 36-52.
    56. Efrata Mekebib Weldearegay and Tesfaye Awas (2021). Ethnobotanical Study in and around Sirso Natural Forest of Melokoza District, Gamo Goffa , Gamo Goffa Zone, Southern Ethiopia, Ethnobotany            Research          and      http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.22.27.1-24
    57. Hailu A, Awas T, Alemu S, and Wube S. (2018). Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Selale Mountain ridges, North Shoa, Ethiopia. Biodiversity Int J.;2(6):567‒577. DOI: 10.15406/bij.2018.02.00114
    58. Gadisa Demieme, Mesele Negash and Tesfaye Awas (2018). Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by indigenous people in and around Dirre Sheikh Hussein heritage site of South-eastern Ethiopia. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 220: 87-93.
    59. d’Avigdor, E., Wohlmuth, H., Zemede Asfaw and Tesfaye Awas (2014). The current status of knowledge of herbal medicine and medicinal plants in Fiche, Ethiopia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 10 (38):1-32
    60. Kebu Balemie (2014). Status and Contribution of Non-cultivated Food Plants used by Dawro People in Loma District, South Ethiopia. In: Ranjay K., Jules Pretty, Nancy J.T., and Victoria R. (eds.), Opportunities from Biocultural Diversity: Traditional foods, local knowledge and biodiversity conservation.
    61. Tesfaye Awas, Zemede Asfaw, Inger Nordal and Sebsebe Demisew. (2010). Ethnobotany of Berta and Gumuz People in western Ethiopia. Biodiversity. 11 (3 & 4): 45-53.
    62. Tesfaye Awas and Sebsebe Demissew. (2009). Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of Kafficho people, Southwestern Ethiopia. In: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, ed. by Svein Ege, Harald Aspen, Birhanu Teferra and Shiferaw Bekele, Trondheim 2009.
    63. Kebu Balemie and Fassil Kebebew (2006). Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Derashe and Kucha Districts, South Ethiopia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2:53.
    64. Kebu Balemie, Ensermu Kelbessa and Zemede Asfaw (2004). Indigenous medicinal plants utilization, management and threats in Fentalle area, Eastern Shewa. Ethiopian Journal of Biological Science. 3(1), 37-58. Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
    65. Shemsu Ahmed (2021). Traditional Beliefs and Institutions for the Conservation of Biodiversity in Ethiopia: A Review from a Conservation Perspective. International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management. Vol. 7, No. 1, 2022, pp. 1-5. doi: 10.11648/j.ijnrem.20220701.11
    66. Abera Seyum and Asemahign Mersha (2022). Evaluation of eight selected Ethiopian indigenous forage species for their nutritive values. J. of Global Eco and Mgt. 14(4): 28-34
    67. Abera Seyoum (2023). Evaluation of accessions of Alysicarpus rugosus for their nutritive values and morphological characteristics. Journal of Natural Resources and sustainable Development, (13)2. DOI: 10.31924/nrsd.v13i2.132
    68. Abera Seyoum & Yoseph Mekasha (2016). Body Weight Gain and Testicular Growth of Horro Rams Supplemented with Noug Seed Cake and Wheat Bran Mix under Grazing Management in Western Ethiopia. International Journal of Scientific Footprints, ISSN 2310-4090, 2016; 4(2): 49 – 60.
    69. Abera Seyoum (2018). Response of Seminal Traits of Horro Rams to Different Levels of Supplementation under Grazing of Natural Pasture. Advances in Nutrition & Food Science. ISSN: 2572-5971. Vol.3(2)
    70. Dereje Mosissa, Tesfaye Awas, Hailu Atinafu, Tesfaye Olana (2021). Agro-Botanical Characterization of Different Accessions of Mucuna Melanocarpa Hochst A Rich. South Asian Res J Bio Appl Biosci. (3)46-50.
    71. Yordanos Germame and Tegenu Mekuria (2021). Identification of Bioactive Compound, Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Lippia adoensis var. koseret from Ethiopia. Sch Int J Tradit Complement Med, 4(8): 139-153.
    72. Lemma, B., Grehl C., Zech M., Mekonnen B., Zech W., Nemomissa S., Bekele, T., and Glaser, B. (2019). Phenolic Compounds as Unambiguous Chemical Markers for the Identification of Keystone Plant Species in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia. Plants, 8, 228. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8070228
    73. Asemahegn Mersha and Debissa Lemessa (2019). Haulm Forage Value of Lentil Varieties in Central Ethiopia. Inter. Annals of Sci. 9(1), pp. 08-15. ISSN: 2456-7132. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21467/ias.9.1.8-15
    74. Abera Seyoum and Debisa Lemessa (2017). Nutritive Value of Hyparrhenia anamesa Dominated Natural Pasture and its Impacts on Seminal Traits of Horro Rams. Journal of Ecology and Environmental Science. 58-62.
    75. Hailu Atnafu, (2016). RAPD Variation Within and Among Natural Populations of African Cherry (Prunus africana) From Ethiopia, American Journal of Life Sciences. 4(2): pp. 31-39. doi: 10.11648/j.ajls.20160402.13
    76. Shemsu Ahmed, Anteneh Shibabaw, Emebet Getachew, Abayneh Legese, Hailu Negussie, Yayehyirad Teka and Seble Derege. (2024). SEED STORAGE BEHAVIOUR AND PRETREATMENT METHODS FOR ACOKANTHERA SCHIMPERI (A. DC.) SCHWEINF. USING A COMBINATION OF EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH. EthJBD, 5(1): 44-59, 2024
    77. Hailu Atnafu, Dereje Mosisa and Samson Shimelse (2023). ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL OF SEED TRAIT-BASED MODELS FOR PREDICTION OF DESICCATION SENSITIVITY OF FOREST TREE SEEDS IN ETHIOPIA. EthJBD, 4(1): 26-40.
    78. Sinework Dagnachew, Demel Teketay, Sebsebe Demissew and Tesfaye Awas (2023). Evaluation of Germination under Different Storage Conditions of Four Endemic Plant Species from Ethiopia: Implications for Ex Situ Conservation in Seed Banks. Seeds 2023, 2: 45–59 doi.org/10.3390/seeds2010005.
    79. Melese Bekele, et al. (2022). Ethnobotanical investigation of medicinal plants in Buska Mountain range, Hamar district, Southwestern Ethiopia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 18(1), 1-26.
    80. Befkadu Mewded, Abayneh Legesse, Shemsu Ahmed, Anteneh Shibabaw, Hailu Negussie, Emebet Getachew, Abera Seyum, and Yayehyirad Teka. (2022). Moisture content and temperature effect on the conservation and germination of Mimusops kummel SEEDS: an exploratory data analysis. Journal of Global Ecology and Enviroment. 15(2): 31-39.
    81. Hailu Nigussie, Debissa Lemessa, Seid Melesse and Motuma Didita (2017). Cold stratification and moistening in cold water enhances the germination capacity of Juniperus procera seeds. Current botany 8:3-8
    82. Befkadu Mewded, Debissa Lemessa, Hailu Negussie, Abiyot Berhanu (2017) Germination pretreatment and storage behavior of Terminalia laxiflora seed. J. For. Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-018-0717-3
    83. Girma Balcha (2002). Conservation of seeds: Limitations and Prospects. In: Proceedings of a national conference on forest resources of Ethiopia: Status, Challenges and Opportunities, ed by Girma B., Kumilachew Y., and Taye B., Addis Ababa, 2002.
    84. Matiwos Habte, Mitiku Eshetu, Abiyot Legesse, Melesse Maryo and Dereje Andualem (2021). Land use/ cover change analysis and its implication on livestock feed resource availabilities in southeastern rangeland of Ethiopia. Livestock Research for Rural Development 33 (3).
    85. Mehari Mariye, Melesse Mariyo, Yang Changming, Zebene Lakew Teffera & Brhane Weldegebrial (2020): Effects of land use and land cover change on soil erosion potential in Berhe district: A case study of Legedadi watershed, Ethiopia, International Journal of River Basin Management, DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2020.1767636
    86. Fikire Belete, Melesse Maryo & Alemtshay Teka (2021): Land use/land cover dynamics and perception of the local communities in Bita district, south western Ethiopia, International Journal of River Basin Management, DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2021.193809
    87. Geda T (2021). Modeling Forest Stand Volume and Live Aboveground Woody Biomass Using Landsat 5 Tm Satellite Imagery Spectral and Textural Features, J Remote Sens GIS 10:042.
    88. Tadesse Leta and Mikias Biazen  (2022). Forest cover changes, and community perspective on its driving forces in setema district Jimma zone, southwest Ethiopia. Journal of Global Ecology and Environment 15(4): 1-16
    89. Wondu H. and Wube S. (2022). Investigation for deforestation drivers in Lume district, Oromia region, central Ethiopia. Journal of Global Ecology and Environment, 14(1), pp.1-9.
    90. Abera Seyoum, Eshete Asnakew and Ayalew Woldie ( 2023).Socio economic Impacts of Ecohydrological Interventions on the Wetlands along the Southeastern Shore of Lake Tana, Ethiopia. EthJBD, 4(2): 147-168, 2023, P147-168.
    91. Dese Yadeta and Debeli Chala (2023). Contribution of the Majang Forest Ecosystem to Local Communities’ Livelihoods: The Case of Majang Forest Biosphere Reserve in Southwest Ethiopia. Journal of Global Ecology and Environment (19): 31-42
    92. Debissa Lemessa and Debeli Chala (2022). Determinants of local community’s willingness to pay for forest conservation in evergreen afromontane ecosystem of southwest Ethiopia. J. Global Ecolo. and Env. 14(2): 28-38
    93. Lamessa Addisu, Debeli Challa and Mekonnen Assefa (2022). Gross domestic saving nexus economic growth: evidence from Ethiopia. Journal of Global Economics, Management and Business Research 14(2): 1-6
    94. Debeli Chala Biyena, Hailu Wondu, Befkadu Mewded (2021). Factors Affecting Household Food Security in Gumay Woreda of Jimma Zone of Oromia, Ethiopia. International Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 9(3): 85-93.
    95. Hailu Wondu, (2021). Forest Cover Dynamics Detection in Lume District, Oromia Region, Central Ethiopia, International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis. 9:1, , pp. 11-20. doi: 10.11648/j.ijema.20210901.12
    96. Dese Yadeta Edesa (2021). Economic Contribution of Eucalyptus globulus to the Livelihoods of Local Communities in Chelia District, Oromia, Ethiopia. European Business & Management. 7:6, pp. 159-167. doi: 10.11648/j.ebm.20210706.11
    97. Mesfin Bayou (2002). Degradation of forest resources: why our policies and laws did not make a difference. In: Proceedings of a national conference on forest resources of Ethiopia: Status, Challenges and Opportunities, ed by Girma B., Kumilachew Y., and Taye B., Addis Ababa, 2002.
    98. Fantaye Fekede, Feleke Woldeyes and Alemayehu Hailemicael (2020). The Role of Choyta Kaashsha Sacred Forest for Biodiversity Conservation in Ethiopia.
    99. Shemsu Ahmed (2021). Traditional Beliefs and Institutions for the Conservation of Biodiversity in Ethiopia: A Review from a Conservation Perspective. International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management. Vol. 7, No. 1, 2022, pp. 1-5. doi: 10.11648/j.ijnrem.20220701.11
    100. Tesfaye Awas and Tamene Yohannes (2014). Contribution of the Ethiopian flora project to the Ethiopian plant biodiversity conservation and sustainable use. Ethiop. J. Biol. Sci. 13 (Supp.): 69 – 76.
    101. Sebsebe Demissew, Nordal, I., Herrmann, C., Friis, I., Tesfaye Awas & Stabbetorp, O. (2005). Diversity and endemism of the western Ethiopian escarpment – a preliminary comparison with other areas of the Horn of Africa. Biologiske Skrifter. 55: 315-330.
    102. Taye Bekele, Kumelachew Yeshitela, Shifferaw Dessie and Gunther Haase (2002). Priority woody species of the moist montane forests of southwest Ethiopia: consideration for conservation. In: Proceedings of a national conference on forest resources of Ethiopia: Status, Challenges and Opportunities, ed by Girma B., Kumilachew Y., and Taye B., Addis Ababa, 2002.
    103. Tesfaye Awas and Delessa Angassa (2012). Forage Genetic Resources Consevation in Ethiopia . In: Getnet Assefa, Mesfin Dejene, Jean Hanson, Getachew Anemut, Solomon Mengistu & Alemayehu Mengistu (eds.), Forage Seed Research and Development in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ISBN: 978-99944-53-84-9.
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